Leslie Arliss
A British director and screenwriter born in London. He began his career as a journalist and entered the film industry as a screenwriter in the 1920s. In 1941, he became a director at British Associated Producers and later took charge of Gainsborough Pictures. Subsequently, he... Read full bio →
The Wicked Lady
A noblewoman grows restless with her privileged life and secretly takes to robbing travelers. She partners with a dashing highwayman, but her dangerous double life threatens to expose her true identity.
Saints and Sinners
What happens to the saints and sinners of a small Irish village on the day the world is supposed to end.
The Wicked Lady
A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.
The Saint Meets the Tiger
A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country. Written by Doug Sederberg
The Man in Grey
Melodrama about two girls whose fortunes run on very different paths.
The Night Has Eyes
Two teachers, man-hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after friend Evelyn disappeared there. On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of Stephen, one-time pianist shell-shocked in the Spanish Civil War.
South American George
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.
Come on George!
George Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse and wins
Good Morning, Boys!
Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
Windbag the Sailor
A bragging sea captain's maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.
Where There's a Will
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with his feet up on the desk, reading a wild west magazine, which Hay confiscates so that he can read it later.
The Farmer's Wife
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects, not realizing his devoted housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) is in love with him and would make the perfect mate.